Easy Japanese 1 - Typical Japanese

Learn Japanese with Easy Japanese: In our first episode of Easy Japanese Mona takes us around Sendai, asking people what's typical Japanese to them!
***NEW: GLOSSARY***

PRONUNCIATIONS
“wo” becomes “o.”
“wa” is grammatically “ha” , but it pronounces as “wa.”
“iu” usually pronounces as “yu.”

GLOSSARY
Omoiyari: being considerate and thoughtful of the situation and the state of mind of someone other than yourself. The state of having compassion and sympathy toward others.

Omotenashi: Ways in which one welcomes, hosts, and provides service to customers in a heartfelt manner.

Pretty Cure : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure

Haikyuu!!: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiky%C5%AB!!

Kurobasu: “Kuroko no Basuke” or “Kuroko’s Basketball” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroko's_Basketball

Yabai: an expression that indicates possible danger or inconvenience, but it’s also used to describe something that’s great, good, and cool.

Sasame-yuki: very small snowflakes but bigger than powdery snow.

Awa-yuki: snow that is soft as if it’s a bubble. It lies on the ground thin and melts away quickly

Wabi-sabi: the virtue of beauty in Japan. It usually indicates simplicity and tranquility.

Irezumi: tattoo, especially kinds of tattoo worn by Yakuza.

Otaku: Usually an otaku person has nothing better to do with their life so they pass the time by watching anime, playing video games, surfing the internet - otaku is also used to refer to a nerd/hacker/programmer - “urban dictionary”

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Host of this episode: Mona Kumagai
Camera and Edit: Lisa Waagd
Transcription and Subtitle Producation: Hideo Adachi
Co-Producer: Hideo Adachi
Special thanks to: Daitetsu Ono & Minori Nakamura

Produced by: Ari-Tv (http://www.ari-tv.jp)

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